Siege of Bahrain 1559
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate. Wikidata lists more than one location for this battle; the first is shown.
Key facts
| Year | 1559 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Bahrain | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560 | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 26.0675, 50.5511 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Bahrain of 1559 occurred when forces of the Ottoman Empire, commanded by the governor of the Lahsa eyalet Mustafa Pasha, attempted to seize Bahrain, and thus wrest control of the island and its famed pearl trade from the Portuguese Empire. The siege was unsuccessful, and the Portuguese defeated the Turks when reinforcements were dispatched by sea from the fortress of Hormuz.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Bahrain (revision 1379423918), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Siege of Eker 2012 · 10 km
- Battle of Kanzan 1915 · 102 km
- Battle off Hormuz (1625) 1625 · 136 km
- USS Stark incident 1987 · 158 km
- Battle of Khafji 1991 · 331 km
Other battles of the Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560
- Siege of Diu (1538) 1538
- Battle of Suez (1541) 1541
- Siege of Diu (1546) 1546
- Aden Revolt 1548
- Battle of the Gulf of Oman 1554
All 6 battles of the Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560 →
Browse more: battles in Bahrain · Asia · Early modern battles